Bioaccumulation and human health risks of potentially toxic elements in fish species from the southeastern Carajás Mineral Province, Brazil

Lima, Mauricio Willians de; Pereira, Wendel Valter da Silveira; Souza, Edna Santos de; Teixeira, Renato Alves; Palheta, Dulcidéia da Conceição; Faial, Kelson do Carmo Freitas; Costa, Hain Figueiredo; Fernandes, Antônio Rodrigues

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2021.112024

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“…Lima, M.W. et al [ 40 ] reported similar observations in fish species from the southeastern Carajás Mineral Province in Brazil.…”

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confidence: 55%

“…Lima, M.W. et al [ 40 ] also confirmed very high values of TTHQ in excess of 2.66 that they attributed to, inter alia, low water quality and lead contamination in bottom sediments. The calculated risk factors in this study, indicate a negligible probability of health risk arising from the consumption of the studied gonads, however, due to the limited amount of available literature data, it is difficult to exclude that such a risk may occur elsewhere, especially in people based on fish and fish products.…”

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confidence: 78%

“…However, some studies do confirm THQ values above 1; for example, Lima M.W. et al [ 40 ] confirmed THQ Pb in the range of 1.75–3.60, which could pose a threat to consumers since lead can contribute to lung cancer and brain and liver damage [ 55 ]. Lima, M.W.…”

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Estimation of Target Hazard Quotients and Potential Health Risks for Toxic Metals and Other Trace Elements by Consumption of Female Fish Gonads and Testicles

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Witczak

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The aim of this study was to assess the risk to consumers associated with the intake of toxic metals and other trace elements in diets that include the female gonads, testicles, and muscles of four popular freshwater fish species in Poland—common bream (Abramis brama L.), European perch (Perca fluviatilis L.), common roach (Rutilus rutilus L.), and northern pike (Esox Lucius L.). The following methods were used to determine the elements: GF-AAS (Pb, Cd); CV-AAS (Hg); ICP-AES (Zn, Fe, Mn, Cu, Ni, Li, Cr, Al). The concentration of toxic elements (Hg, Cd, Pb) in the female gonads and testicles ranged from 0.004 ± 0.006 mg/kg (Cd) to 0.028 ± 0.018 mg/kg (Pb). Of the other elements, the lowest content was noted for Cr (0.122 ± 0.182 mg/kg) and the highest for Al (46.98 ± 31.89 mg/kg). The study confirmed that female gonads and testicles are a valuable source of essential trace elements (Zn, Fe). Considering the content of toxic elements, the raw material of female gonads and testicles posed no health risks (THQ < 1).

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“…Lima, M.W. et al [ 40 ] reported similar observations in fish species from the southeastern Carajás Mineral Province in Brazil.…”

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Estimation of Target Hazard Quotients and Potential Health Risks for Toxic Metals and Other Trace Elements by Consumption of Female Fish Gonads and Testicles

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“…Therefore, fish were considered to be popular aquatic products for human consumption [1,2]. However, with the widespread metal contamination in aquatic environments, one or several metals in fish were reported frequently beyond the safety thresholds across the world, particularly wild fish [2,3,[8][9][10]. The consumption of contaminated fish would not only offset the benefits of fish consumption, but has a negative impact on human health [1].…”

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The Bioaccumulation and Health Risk Assessment of Metals among Two Most Consumed Species of Angling Fish (Cyprinus carpio and Pseudohemiculter dispar) in Liuzhou (China): Winter Should Be Treated as a Suitable Season for Fish Angling

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Miao

Song³

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Wild fish caught by anglers were validated to be commonly polluted by metals, but their contamination status could be varied with changing seasons. To determine the seasonal variation in metal pollution and health risks in these fish, this study took Liuzhou City as an example to investigate the concentrations of eight metals in two dominant angling fishes (Cyprinus carpio and Pseudohemiculter dispar) collected, respectively, in winter and summer. The obtained results suggested the mean concentrations of metals in fish are overall lower in winter. Only Cr, Zn, and Cd in some fish were beyond the thresholds in summer. The significant correlations between fish length and weight and most metals suggested the biological dilution effect could exert its influence in winter. The similar distribution of metals in winter suggested that metal bioaccumulation should be manipulated by living habitats, while the inconsistent distribution of metals in summer may be related to the variation in feeding behavior. The metal pollution index (Pi) values were all below 0.2 in winter, which suggested no metal contamination in fish, but most fish were found to be mostly contaminated by Cr and Cd in summer, which was confirmed by their Pi > 0.2. The fish could be consumed freely in winter due to the total target hazard quotient (TTHQ) below 1, while the consumption of fish was not entirely safe in summer, particularly for children, due to TTHQ values that were generally beyond 1. Given the higher weekly recommended consumption of fish in winter, winter should be treated as a suitable season for fish angling.

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“…In parallel with economic development, air, water, and soil pollution have increased due to excessive use of non-renewable energy and climate change (Elahi et al, 2021a;Khan et al, 2021;Elahi et al, 2022a;Elahi et al, 2022b;Tang et al, 2022). Heavy metals (HM) provide a direct and indirect threat to food safety, the ecological environment, and human health because of their characteristics of difficult degradation, mobility, easy enrichment, and potential toxicity (He et al, 2013;Wang et al, 2016;de Lima et al, 2022;Wei et al, 2022). Heavy metal accumulation in soils is significantly influenced by human activities connected to urbanization and industrialization, including industrial manufacturing, agricultural inputs, sewage irrigation, waste treatment, and vehicle exhaust (Li et al, 2008;Foucault et al, 2013;Doabi et al, 2018;Xiao et al, 2019;Hu et al, 2020).…”

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Safe utilization of cultivated land in high-risk areas of soil heavy metal pollution based on soil resilience

Song

Zhang

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Front. Environ. Sci.

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With global urbanization and industrialization, environmental pollution and food safety problems caused by soil heavy metal pollution occur frequently. To realize the safe utilization of cultivated land resources in high-risk areas of heavy metal pollution, we present an approach to safe utilization classification and management in this study. A typical agricultural area around industrial and mining enterprises located in the economic belt of the Yangtze River Delta was chosen as the research area with cultivated soil as the research object. A total of 1,139 geochemical survey sampling sites and soil survey data were used for this research. Initially, the potential ecological risk index was used to assess the potential ecological risk of heavy metals in cultivated soil, and key soil physical and chemical indicators were chosen to assess soil resilience. Next, the safe utilization classification of cultivated land was carried out by combining the potential ecological risk of soil heavy metals with soil resilience. Then, the specific classification management strategy was developed according to ecological risk factor types and crop types. The results showed that the production and operation activities of industrial and mining enterprises in the study area contributed significantly to soil Cd and Hg pollution, and the potential ecological risk of heavy metals in the surrounding soil was high. The soil resilience of cultivated land in the study area was generally not high. The clay content and cation exchange capacity (CEC) were the main strong restrictive indicators, while CaO, soil organic carbon (SOC), and pH were the main medium restrictive indicators. Natural conditions such as topography, hydrogeology, and soil-forming parent material differed by region, resulting in different restrictive factors. There were 16 safe utilization types in the study area. Different management strategies were proposed based on various soil potential ecological risks, soil resilience, ecological risk factor types, and crop types. This study can offer fresh perspectives on the safe utilization classification and management of land resources in high-risk areas of soil pollution and serve as a reference for sustainable intensification.

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Bioaccumulation and human health risks of potentially toxic elements in fish species from the southeastern Carajás Mineral Province, Brazil

Cited by 23 publications

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Estimation of Target Hazard Quotients and Potential Health Risks for Toxic Metals and Other Trace Elements by Consumption of Female Fish Gonads and Testicles

Estimation of Target Hazard Quotients and Potential Health Risks for Toxic Metals and Other Trace Elements by Consumption of Female Fish Gonads and Testicles

The Bioaccumulation and Health Risk Assessment of Metals among Two Most Consumed Species of Angling Fish (Cyprinus carpio and Pseudohemiculter dispar) in Liuzhou (China): Winter Should Be Treated as a Suitable Season for Fish Angling

Safe utilization of cultivated land in high-risk areas of soil heavy metal pollution based on soil resilience

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